Epson FX-880 manual

9-Pin Dot M atrix P rinter All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a re trieval system, or transmitted in an y form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior w ritten permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained h erein is designed only[...]

FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This eq uipm ent has be en test ed and f o und to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These limits are designed to prov ide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can[...]

Printer Parts paper guid e cont ro l pane l printer cover front co ver continuous paper supp ort edge gui des paper r elease lever G-PARTSA AC inlet knob paper t hick ness lever optio nal interface cover rib bon c art ridge paper t ensio n unit spro cke t* cent er supp ort* parallel interface *tra cto r uni t pa rts G-PARTSB L Gentian-W Rev.C A5 si[...]

Control Panel Buttons and Li ghts Font light s Indica te which fo nt is selected. To sel e c t a fon t , see Chapt er 5. Micro Adjust Using the m icro adjust featu re, yo u can pr ess th e D and U but tons to adju st the top-of-form or tear-off posi tion. S ee Chapter 3. Paper O ut light • On when no paper i s l oaded in the sel ected paper sourc[...]

Contents Getting to Know Your Printer Featur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 Ava ilab le Pa per Pa th s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3 Pri nti ng on con ti nuou s pa per . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0- 3 Pri ntin g on sing le s heets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 -6 Options [...]

Chapter 2 Using the Printer Software Abo ut Y our Pri nter Soft ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Using the Printer Driver Wit h Windows 9 5 . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Accessin g the prin te r driver fro m Windows ap plicat ions . . 2 -3 Accessing the p rinter d river from the Start menu . . . . . . 2-4 Pri nter dri v er sett ings ov [...]

Using th e Tr actor in the Rear Push P osition . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13 Instal ling the tract or in th e re ar push position . . . . . . . 3-14 Loa di ng p aper wit h the rear push tra ctor . . . . . . . . . . 3 -15 Remov in g th e prin te d docu men t f ro m the rea r push tr ac tor 3-1 8 Rem oving the t ract or f rom the re ar p ush p ositi on [...]

Chapter 6 Using EP SO N Status Mo n itor 2 Abo ut t he E PSON Sta tus Mon itor 2 U tilit y . . . . . . . . . . . . 6- 2 Installi ng EPSON S tatus Mon itor 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Accessing EPSON Sta tus Monitor 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Sta tus Mon ito r O vervi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6- 4 EPS ON [...]

Usi ng an Op ti onal Front She et or Fron t Paper Gu ide . . . . . A-15 Install ing the fro nt sheet or front pape r guide . . . . . . . . A-16 Loa ding p aper i n the front sh eet or front paper guid e . . . A-1 8 Usi ng the Roll Pap er H ol der . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A -2 0 Ass emb ling the r oll pa per ho lder . . . . . . . . . [...]

Appendix D Customer Support Informati on Contac ting C ustomer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2 For Un ited St ate s and Can ad a Us ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2 For Unit ed K ingd om and the Rep ubl ic of Irelan d U sers . . . . D-4 Enquiry Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4 Cus tome r Sup po[...]

Getting to Know Your Printer Your n e w EPSON ® 9-pi n do t m a t r ix p r i n t e r p r ov i d e s hig h -qu a li ty pri nti n g a n d gre a t p e rf o rm a n c e i n a c ompa c t d es i gn. Fea t u r es inc l u d e: A v a riety of p a p e r p a t h s t o s ui t y o ur print i n g n e eds. T h e ability t o h a nd l e a w ide r a nge of p a p e r[...]

Features T h i s sec t io n h i ghl i ght s some eas y -to-use fea t u r e s that y ou’ll find helpful. Use t h e tear-off feature t o s a ve p a p e r. I f y ou are u sing the t r ac tor in t he f r on t or r ear push po si t ion, yo u ca n us e th e tea r-off f e atur e to adva n c e your c o n tinuous p a p er t o the p r inte r’s tea r -off[...]

Use t h e micr o adjust feature to adju st the top-of-form and tear-off positions. Th e micr o ad j ust f e at ur e al l o ws y o u t o m o v e t h e p a p e r f o rwa r d or b a c k w a rd i n 1/ 2 1 6 -in ch i ncrem ent s s o th at y ou can make precise adjustment s to the top-of-for m and t ear-of f p os i t i ons. Fo r m o r e info r ma t ion, [...]

Using the push tr actor p ositions If you ofte n ne ed to te ar off shee ts of co nt in uo us pa pe r (for example, if you a re printing purchase orders or sales slips), it is best to use th e tracto r in the front or rea r pu sh positio n. This allows yo u to use the pr in ter’ s te ar - of f ed ge to easil y te ar off shee ts of cont inuous pap[...]

Using the pull tractor positio n If you often pri nt on thick or heavy cont in uous pape r, such as mult i-part for ms or contin uous pape r wi th labels, us e th e tra ctor i n the pull p osition . The pull tract or pro vides you wi th the best pap er ja m prev ention , an d allo ws you to l oad conti nuous pap er from th e front, rear , or bott o[...]

rear If the front or bottom paper slot i s unavailable, you can also load o rdinary continuous pa per from the rear slot. Pl ea se not e that l o ad in g paper f r om the rear s lo t r es u lt s in a cur ve d pa pe r p ath , w hich ma y a ffe ct lo ad ing performance , so use the front or bottom slot whenever possible. Ca utio n: Do n ot loa d co n[...]

Opt ions Your pr in te r comes wi th ev er yt hi ng n ec es s a ry to pr in t on cont in uo us pape r and single sh e e t s usin g a var ie ty of pape r paths. By add in g opti on s, such as a cu t-sh eet f ee de r, pul l tracto r, o r ro ll pap er h older, you c an f urthe r exp and yo ur prin te r’ s v er satil it y. Opt io nal in terf a c e c [...]

Importa nt Safet y Instruct ions Re a d all of t h es e inst r u cti o ns a n d sav e t h e m f o r l a t e r r e fere n c e . F o l l o w a l l w a rnings an d in st r uct i ons m a r k ed o n the p r inte r. D o n o t p l ace the p r in te r on a n unst a ble s u rf a ce o r near a r a d i a t or o r he at s o u r ce. Pla c e t h e pri n t e r o [...]

Unp l ug the p r i nter a nd refe r servicin g to qua l if i ed serv i ce personnel un d er t he fo l l owin g co n d i t ions: If t h e p o w e r c o rd o r plug is dam a g e d ; i f liq u id h as e n t e r e d t he p r i n t e r ; if the p r inte r h a s be en d r o p p ed o r th e c a binet d am a ged; o r if th e p r inter d o es n o t o p e r [...]

E NERGY S TAR Compliance As an E NERGY S TAR Part ner, E PSON has deter mined tha t this prod uct meets the E NERGY S TAR guidel in es for ene rg y effici en cy. The In ternat ional E NER GY S TAR Of fice Equipm ent p rogram is a volu ntary pa rtnersh ip with th e compu ter and offi ce equipmen t indu s tr y to pro mot e th e intr od uc tion of ene[...]

If you ha ve to fit a p lug: As the co lours of the ma ins lead of this ap plianc e may not matc h colo ured ma rkings used to ident ify the termin als in a plug, pl ea se proc eed as fol lo ws: The gree n and yellow wir e must be c on ne cted to th e te rmina l in the pl ug whi ch i s mark ed w ith th e lett er E or the Ea rth symbol ( G ). The bl[...]

Warnings , Cautions, and Notes This gu id e us e s the fo ll ow in g conv e n t io ns : w Warnings must be followed to avoid bodily injury. c Cauti ons must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer. L Gentian-W Rev.C A5 size Introduction 11/14/ 97 pass 1 12 G[...]

Chap ter 1 Setting Up the Printer Proof Sign-off: Hida _______ Kim ura _______ Stan a _______ Unpacking the P rinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Cho osing a P lace for the Printe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -3 Pos i tioning t he conti nuous p aper s u pply . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Installi ng or Rep lacing t[...]

Unpacking the Printer Besid es th is guid e, your pr inte r box s ho uld in cl ud e EP SON printe r software disk s , a No tice Sh e et , and th e follo wi ng ite ms : Note: Depending on your printer model, the power cord m ay be permanently attached to th e printer. Also, th e shape of the power c ord plug varies depending on the country in which [...]

c Cauti on: There are several models of t he printer designed for d ifferent voltages, and it is not possible to a djust the printer for use with another voltage. If t he label on the back of the printer does not show the correct voltage for your country, contact your dealer. Choosing a Place for the Printer Follow the guide line s be low wh en s e[...]

K e ep th e e ntir e co mpu t e r system aw ay fr om po t e nt ial so u r c es of e l e c t r om a g n e t ic i n t e r fe r e n c e , s u c h as loudspeakers or the bas e un its of cordles s telephones. Use a ground ed po w er o utl e t ; do n o t us e a n adap t e r pl ug . M a k e s u r e th e p aper p ath is cl e a r a n d u n obst r u cted b e[...]

Insta lling or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridg e This sect ion descr ibes how to install or replac e the ribbon cartri dge. T he inst allati on a nd rep lacemen t pr ocedur es are the same e xcept t hat yo u need to re move t he used ribbon cartri dge before re placin g it with a new on e. EPSON recommen ds the use of genuine EPSON ribbon cart rid ge[...]

2. If th e pr in ter is co nn ecte d to an el ec tr ic al out le t, unplu g it from the outl et. 3. Li ft the prin ter cover by its bac k edge and then pull it str aight up and off . 4. Press u p the tabs on each side of the pap er ten sion un it, then lift the front of the unit and pull it up and out of the pr inter. á í fx1- 6- 1 á í g1-6 -2a[...]

5. Ma ke sure that the pr int he ad i s not h ot; if it is , let it coo l for a few min ut es before tou ching it . Then slid e the prin t head to the m iddl e of the printe r by hand . 6. If a used ribbon cartri dge is install ed, gr asp the c artrid ge by its ha nd le and p ul l it up an d ou t of the prin ter. 7. Rem ove the ne w ri bbon cartr i[...]

8. Ho ld the ribbo n ca rtridg e by its handl e and push it firm ly dow n into p ositi on; th en pre ss down on both ends o f the cartri dge to fi t the plast ic h ooks into t he s lots. 9. U se a poin te d object, suc h as a ball poin t pen, to gu id e the ribbon betw een th e pr in t he ad and ribbo n gu id e wh il e yo u tur n the ri bbon-ti ght[...]

10. Slide th e pr int head from side to side to make sure it mo ves smoot hl y. Also chec k that the ribbo n is not twist ed or creased . 11. Install th e paper tensi on unit by pl acing it on th e pr inter’s mount in g pe gs and lo weri ng it in to place . Pr ess do wn on both e nds o f the u nit un til it cli cks i nto pl ace. fx1 -8-2 g1-9 -1 [...]

12. Re plac e the pr in ter co ver by ins e rt in g the f ro nt tab s in to the slots on th e pr inter an d lo wering the cover into pla ce. Then push it dow n unti l it cli ck s. Plugging i n the Printe r 1. Make su r e th e prin te r is tu rn ed of f . Th e printer is of f wh en the surf ac e of th e Oper ate button is even wi th the button prote[...]

2. Ch eck the la bel on the bac k of th e printe r to make sure its voltag e match es that of you r electr ical out let. Al so make sure t he plu g on you r prin ter’s po wer co rd ma tches you r electr ical outle t. c Cauti on: It is not possible to change the printer’s voltage. If the rated volta ge an d your ou t l et vo ltage do not ma tch,[...]

2. Plug th e cable conne ctor secure ly int o th e prin te r’s in terf a ce connec tor. 3. Sque ez e th e wire cli ps to ge th er until the y lock in pl ac e on both sides of th e co nn ec to r. 4. If yo ur cable ha s a ground wi re , co nn ect it to th e pr in te r’s gro un d connec tor as shown below. !g1- 11 g1-1 2-1 g1- 12-2 L Gentian-W Rev[...]

5. Plug the ot he r en d of the cable int o th e co mpu te r. (If th e ca ble has a groun d wire at the co mpu te r en d, att ac h it to th e ground con ne ctor at th e bac k of the co mpu te r. ) After yo u co nnec t th e prin te r to your co mpu te r, instal l th e prin te r dr ive r as de s cr ibe d in th e n ex t se ct io n. Insta lling the Pr [...]

1. Make sur e Wind ow s 95 or NT 4. 0 is ru nnin g an d the pr in ter is off. 2. Inse rt Disk 1 of your prin te r driver softwa re in a disk drive . Doubl e-cli ck th e My Computer icon, and then d ou ble-cl i c k the dr iv e in wh ic h you in s er ted th e di sk. 3. Do uble-cli ck the Setup .exe ic on, then sele ct you r pr inte r icon in the EP S[...]

2. Tu rn off your prin ter and co m puter, if necessa ry. c Cauti on: Whenever you turn off the printer, wait at least five seconds before turning it back on; otherwise, you may damage the printer. 3. First turn on your p rinte r and the n turn on the compu ter. Your c omput er star ts load ing Wi ndows 9 5. 4. If you use a password, ent er i t at [...]

9. You can type a uni que n ame fo r th e prin ter in t he P rinter name box. Howeve r, we re commen d th at you kee p th e def au lt mo de l name as s ho wn . If th is is yo ur o nl y pr in ter or you wan t to use th is printer as the d efault printer for W indows 95 app licati ons, sel ect Ye s . ( No is th e de f au lt se tt in g. ) 10. Cli ck t[...]

3. Choose Run from the Fi le menu . The follo wing d ialog box appear s: 4. Type A:SE TUP . (If yo u in s er te d th e di s k in a driv e ot he r than dri ve A, substit ute the ap propri ate le tt er.) Then click OK . The EP SO N Pr in ter Dr ive r Se tup di al og box app e a rs . 5. Se lect you r printe r and clic k OK . Follow the i nstruct ions[...]

Optional printer drivers for DOS program users To cont rol the pr inter fro m DOS app licat i on prog r ams, you must sel ect the pr inter yo u ar e using d ur ing the ap plic at ion’s insta ll at io n or setup pr oc edur e. Choo se yo ur EPS ON pri nt er at the ap pr op ri at e ste p in the insta ll at io n or setup pr oc edur e. If th e li s t [...]

Chap ter 2 Using the Printer Softwa re Proof Sign-off: Hida _______ Kim ura _______ Stan a _______ Abo ut Y our Pri nter Soft ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2- 2 Usin g the Prin ter Drive r With W indo ws 95 . . . . . . . . . . . 2- 3 Accessing the pr inter driver from Windows applications . . . . 2 -3 Accessing the pr inter drive r fro[...]

About Your P rinter Software The EP SO N sof t wa re that co m es wi th you r pr in ter in cl udes th e prin te r dr ive r s of t wa re , the EP SON R emo te ! uti li ty , and th e EPSON St at us Moni to r 2 ut il it y f or Win do ws 95 . As descr ibed in Chapter 1, a prin ter driver is soft ware that allows yo ur comp ut er to co nt ro l th e pr i[...]

Using t he Pri nter Dri ver Wi th Windows 95 Whi le many W i n dows ap plicat ions ove r r ide the s etting s made with th e pr inter dr iver, some do not , so yo u must verify th at the printe r dr iver setti ngs ma tch your r equir ements . To a cces s the pr in te r driv e r, se e “Ac ce ss in g th e prin ter dr iv e r fro m Win do ws applic a[...]

2. Ma ke sure that your p rint er is selected and then click Printe r , Setu p , Properties , or Options . (You may ne ed to click a combinat io n of these butt on s.) Th e Proper ti es wi nd ow ap pears, and you see the Paper, Graphics, and Device Options menus. The se men us cont ai n th e pr in te r drive r set ti ng s. 3. To vi ew a m enu, clic[...]

2. Cl ick Print ers . 3. Righ t-c li ck you r prin te r icon, and cl ic k Propert ies . The scree n dis p lays th e Prop erties wind ow, whic h contai ns the Pa per, Graphics, and D evice Options menus. 4. To vi ew a m enu, click the co rresp ondi ng tab at the top of t he window . Se e th e ne xt sec tion for deta iled info rma tion ab ou t the pr[...]

q Paper size Select th e size of the pape r you want to use. If you don’t se e your paper si ze, use t he sc roll bar to sc roll throu gh th e list. If you r paper siz e is no t includ ed in the li st, click Custom and ente r the pape r s iz e in the dia lo g b ox th at appear s. q Orie ntatio n Sele ct Portrait or Landscape . q Pape r sou rce Cl[...]

q Dith ering Y ou can lea ve th is option set to Fine , whic h is th e de fau lt se tt in g, o r se l ec t anothe r d ith er in g pa tter n de pe ndin g on the ki nd of p ri ntou t you want . The displ ay to th e lef t of th e di ther in g option s show s the effec t of yo ur settin g. q Intensi ty Move t he slid er to make yo ur pri ntout ligh ter[...]

Using the Prin ter Dr iver With Wind ows 3. 1 Whi le many W i n dows ap plicat ions ove r r ide the s etting s made with th e pr inter dr iver, some do not , so yo u must verify th at the pri nt er driver settings mat ch your req ui rements. To access the prin te r dr ive r, see “Ac c e s s in g th e prin te r driv e r fro m Win do ws applic atio[...]

2. Ma ke sure that your p rint er is selected and then click Printe r , Setu p , or Options . (You may ne ed to cl ick a com b inatio n of these butt on s .) Th e prin te r driver set ti ngs win do w ap pe ar s. See “P ri nt er driv er sett in gs ov e rv i ew ” on pag e 2-1 0 for deta il ed inf o rmati on abou t th e prin te r driv e r set ti n[...]

Printer driver setti ngs overview To access the printer driver settings window, see the section s on accessin g the prin te r driver, above . The printe r driver settin gs ar e described bel ow. When yo u finish maki ng your pr in ter drive r set tings , cl ick OK to a pply t he se ttings, or cl ick Cancel to ca ncel y our change s. q Reso lution C[...]

q Pri nt Quali ty Selec t the prin t quali ty from th e Print Quali ty list . Hi gher qu ality means th e prin te r pr oduc es mor e de ta iled prin to ut s at a s lo we r printing sp ee d. Once you’ ve ch ecke d yo ur pri nter d river sett ings and chan ged them if nec essary, you ar e read y to print with contin uous pa per as described in Ch a[...]

1. Sel ect Print Setup or Print from the File m enu o f you r applic atio n soft ware . Th e Prin t or Print Set up dia log b ox appear s. 2. Ma ke sure that your p rint er is selected and then click Printe r , Setu p , Properties , or Options . (You may ne ed to click a combinat io n of these butt on s.) Th e Docu men t Pr op er ti es windo w appe[...]

3. To vi ew a m enu, click the co rresp ondi ng tab at the top of t he window . See “Print er driv er sett ings ov erview ,” belo w, fo r detai led infor mation abo ut the settin gs. Accessing the printer driver from the Start m enu To a ccess the prin ter dr ive r fro m the Sta rt menu , fol low the steps below. Note: When you access the print[...]

Page S etup menu q Paper Size Selec t th e size of the pa per you wa nt to use from the Pa per Si ze list . q Pape r So ur ce Click th e pape r sourc e you wa nt to use fr om the Pape r So urce l ist. q Orie ntatio n Sele ct Portrait or Landscape . page40 L Gentian-W Rev.C A5 size Chapter 2 11/14/ 97 pass 0 2-14 Using the Printer Software[...]

Advanced menu q Paper /Output Check the Paper S ize , Orie ntation , and Paper Sour c e settin gs yo u mad e on the Pag e Se tu p menu an d ch ange them if ne ce ssar y. S el ec t th e pa pe r source an d then c hoose the paper size for th at p aper so urce fr om the Change Sett in g li st box . q Graphi c Sele ct Res olution and then c hoose the p[...]

q Docum ent Opti ons Doubl e-c lick Hal fton e Co lor Adjust ment to ope n th e Ha lfton e Color Adjustme nt dialo g box. C lick Print Text a s Grap hics or Met afile Spooling and select On or Off in each list box. Once you’ve veri fied yo ur pri nter d river se tting and ch anged them if nec essary, you ar e read y to print with contin uous pa p[...]

Note: When you access the printer driver from within a Windows application, any settings you make apply only to the applic at ion yo u are using. 1. Sel e c t Pri nt S etup or Print from the File m enu o f you r applic atio n soft ware . Th e Prin t or Print Set up dia log b ox appear s. 2. Ma ke sure that your p rint er is selected and then click [...]

Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel To access the pri nter d river fr om th e Cont rol Panel, fo llow t he steps below. Note: When you access t he printer driver from the Control Panel, t he settings you make apply to all your applicat ions. 1. In the Ma in windo w, double -cl ick the Print Manager ic on. The Prin t Mana ge r wind o[...]

Printer driver setti ngs overview Your pr in te r driv e r ha s two dia lo g b oxe s: Do cu me n t Pr op er ti es and Adva nced Doc ument P ropertie s. To open these dialog boxes, see the sec tions on acce ssing the pr in ter drive r, above. The print er driver sett in gs in each of these dialo g boxes are des c r ib ed b el ow . When yo u finish m[...]

Advanced Document Properties dialog box q Graphi cs Resoluti on Click the prin ting r esolu tion y ou w ant. If you don’t see the resolut ion you want, sel ec t it from the Gr ap hi cs Resoluti on list. The higher the resolu tion y ou sele ct, th e mor e deta iled y our printo ut w ill be; howe ver , in cr ea sin g the re sol ut io n slows printi[...]

Using the EPSO N Remote! Utility The EPS ON Remote! util ity allo ws you to easi ly change the prin te r’ s de fau lt se tt in gs fro m you r co mpute r’s DO S promp t. Installing EPSON Remote! Foll ow the steps be low to i nstal l EP SON R emote !. 1. Inse rt Disk 1 of your prin te r driver softwa re in a disk drive . 2. At the DO S prom p t, [...]

Chap ter 3 Printing on Continuous Paper Proof Sign-off: Hida _______ Kim ura _______ Stan a _______ Settin g th e Pape r Rel ea se Le ver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Settin g th e Pape r Th ic kn ess Le ver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Loa di ng M ult i-Pa rt F orm s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 4 Loa di ng C onti[...]

Setting the Paper R elea se Lever You ca n lo ad con tinuou s pap er in the pr inter from vari ous pape r sou rces, such as t he fr ont or rea r pu sh tr acto r. Yo u set the pape r re leas e le v e r to indic at e the pa per s ou rc e you want to use, as de scribed in th e tab l e b e l ow . To dec ide wh ich pa pe r source and paper path best sui[...]

Setting the Paper Th ick nes s Lev e r Setti ng the paper thi ckness lever al lo ws the prin ter to acco mm odat e var io us th ickn es s e s of pap er . Th e pa pe r thic kn ess l ev e r is locate d un de r the pr in ter cover . Y ou can se le ct one of ei gh t posit io ns id en ti f ie d b y th e s ca le next to th e lev er . Use the f ol lo wi n[...]

Loading Mul ti-P art Forms You can use carbonless multi-part forms of up to six parts (five copie s on top of the orig inal). Ma ke sure you set the pa per thic kness le ver t o th e prop er positi on ba sed on the nu mber o f laye rs in you r form . Excep t for se tt ing th e pape r thic knes s le ver , yo u lo ad mult i- p ar t form s the same wa[...]

You lo ad l abels the same way you l oad or dinary conti nuous paper , except you m ust set the paper th ickness lever to 2 before pri nt ing on labels. See “Lo ading pa per with the pull trac tor” later in this chapte r for more info rmation . c Cauti on: q It is best to load continuous paper with labels on the pull tractor. Load ing labels on[...]

1. Tear off th e f re s h suppl y of co ntin uo us la b el s at th e perfo rati on nea re s t th e pape r entr y s lo t. 2. Ho ld d own th e LF/FF but ton to eject th e re maini ng labels from the pr in te r. c Cauti on: Never feed labels backward using the Load/ Ej ect or Tear Off/ Bin button. When fed backward, labels can easily c ome off the bac[...]

1. Make s ur e th e prin te r is tu rn ed off . I f nec essa ry , in stall the pape r gu id e on your pr in ter as de scr ibe d on page 4-3 . 2. If the opt ional fro nt sheet guid e is install ed , remove it by grasp in g th e fin s on b ot h sid es an d pull in g the gu id e slig ht ly up an d aw ay from th e printe r. If the option al front pape [...]

Loading paper with the front push tract or To loa d pa per on to t he fr ont push trac tor, follow the step s below. 1. Make s ur e th e prin te r is tu rn ed off . 2. Open th e f ro nt cov e r. Mak e s ur e th e trac to r is in s ta ll ed in th e front pu sh po sition. 3. Se t the paper re lease lever to the front push tr actor po sit ion. Also se[...]

4. Rel ease the le ft and right spr ockets by pu shi ng the blue spro cket l ock le vers ba ckward . 5. Sl ide th e left sproc ke t appr oxi matel y 12 mm (0. 5 in ch) from the far le ft pos ition and pull the b lue le ver forw ard to loc k it in p la ce. Then slid e the ri ght sproc ke t to matc h the widt h of y our pa per, bu t do n ot loc k it.[...]

6. Remov e t he fr ont cover by p ushin g it s traig ht dow n, a s shown be low. 7. Ma ke sure your pa per ha s a cle an, strai ght ed ge. Th en open both sp rocket covers and fit the first four holes of the pa per, pri ntable sid e up, over th e tracto r pins. 8. Clos e th e spr oc ke t co v er s . 9. Sl ide th e right spr ocket to remove any sla [...]

10. Attac h the front c over wi th the conti nuous p aper p ositi oned as shown be lo w. 11. Make sure tha t the paper gu ide is ly in g flat on the pri nter and the ed ge g uides a re o pen all th e wa y to the l eft a nd righ t. Th en raise the con tinu ous p aper supp ort. 12. Turn on th e printe r. When the pr inter re ce ives dat a, it autom a[...]

c Cauti on: Never use the knob to adjust the top-of-form position; this may damage the printer or cause it to lose t he top-of-form p osition. Removing the printed document from the front push tractor To r emov e th e prin ted docu ment, follow t he s teps belo w. 1. Press the Tear Off/Bin button to fee d th e paper’s pe rfo ration to the tea r- [...]

Removing the tractor from t he front push positi on To remo ve th e tr ac tor fro m the fron t pu sh po sit io n, foll ow the steps below. 1. Make s ur e th e prin te r is tu rn ed off . 2. Remov e any pape r from th e trac to r as de scrib e d in the previ ous sect ion. 3. Pr ess the trac to r’s lock tabs, til t the trac tor up, an d lift it out[...]

Installing the t ractor in the rear push posi tion Before instal ling t he tra ctor in the re ar push positi on, rem ove it from its cu rren t po s it io n. If th e tr ac to r is in the fron t pu sh posit io n, remov e it by pre ss in g th e tr ac tor’ s lo ck tab s wh ile lift ing it out. If the t ractor is i n the pull p osition , rem ove it as[...]

See th e ne xt sec ti on for in struc tion s on load in g co ntin uo us pape r wi th the re a r pu s h tr acto r. Loading paper with the rear push tractor To loa d pa per on to t he r ear pu sh tracto r, f ollow the steps belo w. 1. Ma ke sure the pri nter i s turne d off an d the tracto r is in stalled in the re a r pu s h po sitio n. Also m ak e [...]

3. Rel ease the le ft and right spr ockets by pu ll ing the blu e sprock et l ock lever s forwar d. 4. Sl ide th e left sproc ke t appr oxi matel y 12 mm (0. 5 in ch) from the far left po sition an d pu sh the blue lever back to lock it in pla ce . Then slid e the righ t spr ocket to match th e wi dth of your pa per, but do not lock it . Move the c[...]

5. Ma ke sure your pa per ha s a cle an, strai ght ed ge. Th en open both sp rocket covers and fit the first four holes of the pa per, pri ntable sid e down, ove r th e tracto r pins. 6. Clos e th e spr oc ke t co v er s . 7. Sl ide th e right spr ocket to remove any sla ck in the pa per; then lock i t in place by p ushin g th e blu e spr ocke t lo[...]

10. After you finish printing, follow the steps in the next section to remove your printe d docum en t. If the firs t line on yo ur page ap pe ars too hig h or low, yo u ca n chan ge its po sit io n usi ng the micr o adj ust fe at ur e as de scr ib e d in “A djusti ng the Top-of -Form P osition ” on page 3-35. c Cauti on: Never use the knob to [...]

c Cauti on: Always tear off your printed document before you press the Load/ Eject button. R everse feeding sev eral pages at a time may cause a paper jam. Removing the tractor from t he rear push position To re move the tractor from the re ar push p ositi on, fol low the steps below. 1. Make s ur e th e prin te r is tu rn ed off . 2. Remov e any p[...]

Using the Tr actor in th e Pu ll Position Using th e trac to r in the pull po s it io n is id ea l for pri nt in g on thick and h eavy cont inuous paper, such as multi-p art for ms or contin uous pa per wi th labe ls. Howev e r, you can not use the tear-o ff featur e with the pul l trac tor. Becau s e thick pape r requi re s straight paper pat h to[...]

1. Ma ke sure that th e prin ter is turned off. Th en lift the pri nter cover by its back edge and pull it str aight up and off the prin ter. 2. Press u p the tabs on each side of the pap er ten sion un it and lift th e un it up an d of f th e prin te r. S to re the pap er ten sion unit i n a safe p lace. Note: If you plan to load paper fro m the r[...]

3. A ttach th e paper gu id e if nece ssar y, and lay it flat on the prin ter. 4. Lo wer th e trac tor into the p rinter ’s mounti ng slot s and p ress down bot h ends of the trac tor to make sure that it is firm ly seated. 2 1 f x3-3 G3 -20 L Gentian-W Rev.C A5 size Chapter 3 11/17/ 97 pass 1 3-22 Printing on Continuous Paper[...]

Loading paper with the pull t ractor Note: If you plan to load paper fro m the rear, you need to insert the paper into the paper path before installing the paper guide and tractor. To loa d pa per on to t he p ull tr acto r, fo llow t he s teps b elo w. 1. Make su r e th e prin te r is tu rn ed of f , an d the printe r co ver is remove d. Als o mak[...]

3. Rel ease the spr ockets by pull ing the spr ocket lock levers forward. 4. Slid e the left spr ocket ap proxi m ately 12 mm (0.5 inch ) from the far le ft po sitio n an d push th e le ver back to lock it in place . Then slide th e ri ght spr oc ket to matc h the wi dt h of your pa per, but do not lock it . Move the ce nt er supp or t midw ay betw[...]

6. In se r t th e pape r in to the fron t or bo tt om pa per s lo t as descri bed be low un til it emer ges betwee n the plat en and the ribbo n guid e. Then pull up the pape r un til the perfo ra tion be tw ee n the f ir st an d sec on d pa ge s is even with the to p of th e pr in ter’s rib b on . 7. Fit fo ur hol es of th e pape r ov e r the tr[...]

8. Sl ide th e right spr ocket to remove any sla ck in the pa per, then lock i t in place by p ushin g th e spr ocke t lock back . 9. Open th e ed ge gui de s on th e pape r gu ide all th e way to the left and righ t, t hen raise the continu ous p aper supp ort. 10. If you are u sing th e front slot, atta ch the fr ont co ver w ith th e cont in uo [...]

13. When th e prin te r rece ive s data, it will star t pr in ting at th e curre nt posi tion wit hout a dvancing the pa per. If necessary, follow the steps in “Adj usting the Top-of- Form P osition ” on page 3-3 5 to adjust the cu rrent po sition of the pa per. c Cauti on: Never use the knob to adjust the to p-of-form pos ition; this may damag[...]

Removing the paper from the pull tractor T o rem o v e c o nti n u o us p a p e r f r o m th e pul l tra c t o r , f o ll o w the steps below. 1 . After yo u finish p r i n t ing, t ear off the pape r su p p l y at t he p e rf o r a t i o n n e a r e st t h e p a p e r e n t r y sl o t. 2 . To fe e d t h e p a p e r for w a rd a nd e je c t it , h [...]

3. Pr ess the trac to r’s lock tabs, til t the trac tor towa rd you, and lift it off th e printe r. 4. St ore the tr actor in a sa fe plac e, or install it in the fr ont or rear push p osition as d escribed earlier in th is chap ter. 5. To repl ace the paper tensio n unit , lo wer it onto the pr inter’s moun ting peg s. Th en pre ss d own on bo[...]

Using two tractors in a push/pul l combinat ion Using tw o tr ac tors at once is re co mmende d for pri nt in g on contin uous pr e-pri nt e d form s, multi- p ar t for ms, an d la bels , an d for prin ting hig h quali ty gra ph ics. To reduce pa pe r jams and improv e co nt in uo us pa per fee di ng , yo u ca n in stall the optio na l additi onal [...]

7. Se t the paper re lease lever to the pull trac tor posit ion. Then use the micr o adj ust mode (desc ribed o n page 3-35 ) to remove any slac k in the paper betw een the push and pu ll trac tors. 8. Mo ve the pape r re lease lever bac k to the positi on you set in step 3. 9. When th e pr in ter re ce ives data, it will start pr in ti ng at the c[...]

The table belo w summa rize s the vari ous me thod s of f eedin g conti nu ous paper with two trac tors and sho ws wh ich paper relea se lever sett ing to us e for each metho d. Tractor positions Pape r release le ver position Pape r path Pull + front push Fron t pu sh tr actor Pull + rear push Rear pu sh tract or Fron t pus h + rear push Fron t pu[...]

Switching Between Pri nting on Conti nuous Paper and Single Sheets Y o u c a n e a si l y s w i tc h back an d fo r th be t w een p r int i ng o n cont i nuou s p a p er wi t h a push t r ac tor and p r in t i ng on sing l e sheets w i th o u t h a ving to r em o ve or r e l o a d the c o n t inu o us p a p e r. Removing the tractor from the pull t[...]

4. Se t the paper release l ever to the sing le-sheet positi on. 5. Load single sheets as described in Chapter 4. Switching to printi ng on continuous paper To sw itch f rom printi ng o n sin gle s heet s to printi ng on conti nuous p aper wit h a pu sh trac tor, fo llow t he steps be low. Note: To switch from printing with the optio nal front shee[...]

Your pri nter loa ds th e contin uous pape r au tomat ic ally when you be gin pr inting . Adjusting the Top-of-Form Position The top-of-form position is the position on the page w here the pri nter star ts prin ting. If your printi ng app ears to o high or lo w on the pa ge, you ca n use the micr o adjust feature to adjust the top-of-form positio n[...]

4. Press the LF/FF D button to move the top-of-form position up on th e page , or p ress t he Load/Ej ect U butto n to mov e th e top-of-form posit ion down on the page. Note: o The printe r ha s a mi nimu m and a maxi mum top-o f -for m position. If you try to adjust it beyond th ese limits, the pr inter beep s and sto ps mo vi ng the paper . o Wh[...]

Adva nc ing the Paper to the Tear-O ff E dg e If y ou are usin g th e tr actor in t he fr ont or rea r pu sh po sition , you ca n use the t ear-off fe ature to adva nce yo ur con tinuou s paper to the printe r’s tear-off ed ge when you finish printin g. You can th en easily tea r off th e printe d do cument. When you resume printi ng, th e prin t[...]

Advancing paper to the tear-off posi tion autom aticall y To aut oma tica ll y adva n ce your pr in ted docume n ts to th e tear-o ff positi on, tu rn on th e auto tear-o ff mode a nd select the appro priate page length for contin uo us paper in the default settin g mode. W hen auto tear-off i s on, t he print er autom a ticall y advance s the pape[...]

1. Ma ke sure the Tea r Off/Bin ligh t is fla shing (t he pap er is a t the cu rr en t te ar-of f po sit io n ). You may nee d to pres s the Tear Off /Bin button to advanc e th e paper to the tea r-off posit ion. 2. Ho ld d own th e Pau se button f or ab ou t th re e seconds. The Paus e ligh t beg ins flashin g and the pr in ter enters the m icro a[...]

Note: The printer has a minimum and a maximum tear-off position. If you try to adjust the tear-off position beyond these limits, the printer beeps and stops moving th e paper. 4. Tea r of f th e pr in ted pa ges . 5. Press the Pause bu tton t o turn o ff micr o ad just mode . When yo u resume pri nting, the pri nter aut om a ticall y feeds the pape[...]

Chap ter 4 Printing on Singl e Sheets Proof Sign-off: Hida _______ Kim ura _______ Stan a _______ Ava ilab le Pa per Ty pes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 2 Usi ng the Pap er G uid e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -2 Installing the paper guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Loading pa per in the p[...]

Available Pap er Typ es The tabl e bel ow shows the typ es of paper you ca n load , th e paper slots y ou can u se wi th each paper type, an d the paper thic kn ess le v e r se tt in g(s) f or eac h pape r type. For mor e inform a tion on the pa per thickn ess lever, see pag e 3-3. Paper type Paper thickness lever position Available paper slot(s) O[...]

Installing the paper gui de If the pape r gu ide is no t in stalled on your pri nt er, attach it by insert ing the tabs on th e pa per guid e straigh t down into th e moun ting slot s on the prin ter. Then pl ace the pa per guid e in the up ri gh t po sitio n. Note: You can use the paper guide only when the tractor is installed in th e front or rea[...]

Loading paper in the paper guide To lo ad p aper in the pa per gu ide, fo llow t he steps be low. 1. Ma ke sure the pap er gui de is i n the uprigh t posit ion. T hen set th e pape r thickn ess lever (locat ed und er the p rinter cover) to 0 i f you a re usin g ordi nary si ngle-she et pap er. (If you are usi n g env e lope s, see “Load in g En v[...]

3. Sl ide th e left edge guide unt il it lo ck s in place ne xt to the triang le ma rk on the pape r gu ide. N ext a djust the righ t edg e gu ide to ma tch the wi dth of your paper. 4. Inse rt a shee t of pa per pr intable si de down between the edge guid e s until it m ee ts resistance . The prin te r feeds the pa pe r autom a ticall y and is rea[...]

Loading Envelopes You c an l oad en velop es on e at a time usin g th e pa per gu ide on the to p of the prin ter, or you ca n load multip le envelope s usin g the option al hig h-capac ity cu t-sheet feeder (bin 1 o f the double-bin cut-sheet feeder). Befor e load in g env e l op es , set th e pa per th ickn ess le v e r to a positi on from 2 (for[...]

Chap ter 5 Changing Printer Settings From the Printer’s Control Panel Proof Sign-off: Hida _______ Kim ura _______ Stan a _______ Sele ctin g a Built-I n Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Making Defaul t Se ttin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Unde rsta nding de fau lt se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Selecting a Built-In Font Your printer comes with the six built -in fonts shown in the follow ing ta ble. You c an select a font using the but tons on the prin te r’ s co nt rol pa ne l as describ e d b e l ow . Note: Settings you make in application programs usually override settings you make from the p rinter’s control panel. For b est result[...]

n o Draft f o Draft Conden sed n n Roman f n Roma n Cond ensed n f Sans Se rif f f Sans Serif Condensed n =On, f =Fla shing, o =Off 4. Ma ke sure that the fon t you want i s sele cted, and th en pre ss the Pause butto n to e xit t he font se lectio n mod e. Making Default Set tings The de f au lt se tt ings co nt ro l man y pr in ter f un ctio n s.[...]

Default-se tting mode 1 Setting Opt ions Skip over perforation Off, On Auto te ar-off Off, On Auto line feed Off, On Print directio n Bi-D, Uni-D Sof twa re ESC/ P, IBM 2380 Plus for F X-8 80, IBM 2381 Plu s fo r FX-1 180 I/F (in te r fa c e) mo de Auto , Paral l el , O ption al Auto I/F (interface) wait time 10 seconds, 30 seconds 0 slash 0, 0 Hig[...]

Auto tear-off When aut o te ar - of f is on an d you are usin g co nt in uous pa pe r with th e front or re ar push tra ctor, th e pr inter au tomat ically advanc es the paper pe rforati on to the tear -off positio n, where you can easily tear off the printe d page(s). When the pri nter receiv es data again, it aut omatica lly m oves the p aper ba [...]

I/F (i nterfa ce) mo de The printe r provide s a s lot f or an o ptiona l in terfa ce in ad dition to its buil t-in pa ra llel interfac e. You can ch oo se Aut o (automati c), Para llel , or Optional for the in terf ace mode. When you sel ect Au to , the printer aut omatica lly sel ec ts th e interfa ce that is re ceiving data, and uses that i nt e[...]

Inpu t bu ffer The in pu t b uff e r store s up to 32K B of da ta sent from your compute r, fr ee in g your comp ut er fo r ot he r tasks wh il e th e printer prints . When the buffer is off, the buffer cannot store dat a, so t he comp uter m ust wa it for the pr inter to pri nt eac h charac ter b ef o re sendin g the ne xt char ac ter. Buzz er (be[...]

Default-se tting mode 2 Setting Opti ons Page length for fr ont tracto r Length in inches : 3, 3 .5, 4 , 5.5 , 6, 7 , 8, 8 . 5, 11, 70 /6 , 12, 14 , 17 Page length for r ear tractor Le ngth in inch es : 3, 3 .5, 4 , 5. 5 , 6, 7 , 8, 8 .5, 11, 70 /6 , 12, 14 , 17 Character tab le Standard m od el: It alic, P C 43 7, PC 85 0, PC 860, P C 863, P C 86 [...]

Intern ational charact er set for I talic table You c an se lect amon g sev era l inte rnat iona l char acte r set s fo r the Itali c ch ar ac ter ta ble . Each cha ra c t er set co nt ains eigh t charac ters that va ry dep ending on the co untr y or lang uage, so yo u can cu sto mize th e Italic ta ble to suit yo ur printi ng n eeds. See Appe ndix[...]

3. To chan ge se tt in gs in def a ul t- s e tt in g mode 1, hol d do wn the Tear Off /Bin button while yo u press the Op era te bu tton to turn on th e pr inte r. To chan ge se ttings in defa ult-se ttin g mode 2, ho ld d own th e Tea r Off/Bin and LF/FF but tons while yo u pr ess th e Operat e button to turn o n th e prin ter. The pr inter enters[...]

Chap ter 6 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 Proof Sign-off: Hida _______ Kim ura _______ Stan a _______ Abo ut t he E PSON Sta tus Mon itor 2 U tilit y . . . . . . . . . . . 6- 2 Installi ng EPSON S tatus Mon itor 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Accessing EPSON Sta tus Monitor 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Sta tus Mon ito r O vervi ew . .[...]

About the EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utili ty EPSON St at us Moni to r 2 is a ut il it y pr ogra m fo r Wind ow s 95 that al lows you to monitor yo ur print er’s status, ale rts you when pr inter er ro rs occur, and prov id es trou bleshoot ing instru ctio ns when n eeded. This chapt er tel ls you how to use the Statu s Monit or to get pr inter sta t[...]

4. Fo llow t he on-screen instru ctions, t hen cl ick Finish to comp lete t he inst allati on pro cedure . See th e fol lo wi ng sect io ns for inst ru ct io ns on us in g th e EP SO N Status Mo ni to r 2 util it y. Accessing EPSO N Status Monitor 2 After you insta ll EPS ON S tatus M onitor 2 a nd res tart your comp uter, th e Status Mo nito r sta[...]

Status Moni tor Overvi ew This section summ arizes the EPSON Status Monitor 2 window’s ma in f e a tu r es a n d de sc ribe s ho w to use th e Stat us Mo nito r to get ge ne ral an d deta iled pri nt e r stat us in fo r mat ion. EPSON Status Monitor 2 window Toolbar an d Statu s bar You can access many Sta tus M onit or m enu c omma nds d ir ectl[...]

The appe arance of the icon ne xt to each prin te r name chan ges depen d i ng on the pr in ter’s statu s as described in the table below. See onl ine he lp for more inform ation. Icon appearance Description Green The printer is ready to print, or currently printing. Yellow The printer needs routine mainte nance. Red A printer er ror has occurred[...]

q Pri nter Sta tus Ope ns the Prin ter Stat us wind ow, wh ich prov id es detail ed inform ation on th e selec ted printe r’ s sta tus . Fo r in for mat io n on usin g th e Prin te r Stat us wi nd ow , see page 6-9. q Job Status Provides de tails on jobs wait ing to print . q Sele ct Pap er Memory Not availab l e. q Close Closes th e EP SON Stat [...]

T o olbar /Status Bar Show s or hide s the toolbar an d status bar in t h e E P SON St at us M o ni t o r 2 windo w . L a r g e I c o ns/ Sm a ll Icons Chan g es the siz e of th e p r in ter icons i n the Ins t a l led P r inte rs l i st. L ist Display s only the p rinter name s and i c o n s i n t h e I ns t a l l e d P r i n t e rs l i s t. D e t[...]

q Monito ring Prefer ence s Ope ns the Moni tori ng Prefer ences dialog box, wh ere yo u ca n ac ti v at e or deact ivate ba ckgr ound m onito ring and adjust the monito ring sett ings for the sel ec ted pr in te r. For more inform ation, see “Setti ng moni toring pre feren ces” on page 6-1 0. q Add Pr inter/ Delete Print er Allows yo u to se l[...]

Printer Status window You can ope n th e Pr in te r Stat us wi ndow shown be l ow to see detai led infor mation on the status of the sel ected pr in ter. To open t he Pri nter Sta tus w indow, doub le-clic k a pr inter in the Inst al led Pr in ters li s t, or sel ec t the pr in ter an d then cho ose Print er Stat us from the Prin te r menu. You can[...]

Printer Informa tion menu If you r pr in te r is conn ecte d to you r co mpu te r thro ug h a netw ork, t his me nu pro vides in format ion on net work connectio ns and other pr in ter resourc es. Using the Background Monitori ng Feature The S tatus Monit or’s back grou nd mo nitori ng feat ure lets yo u moni tor yo ur p rinter more c onvenie ntl[...]

2. Sel ec t th e prin te r you wa nt to mon itor fr om th e I n st al le d Prin te rs li s t, and the n clic k Monitoring Prefe rences on the Setti ngs me nu. Th e di alog bo x below appe ars. 3. U se the sli der to adju st the mon it oring in terval, if necessary . Note: Setting a short monitoring interval m ay cause some applications to run more [...]

Using the background monitoring i con A pr inter-sh aped backgr ound m onito ring icon appear s on th e taskbar whene ver the backgr ound moni toring featur e is ac tive. Doub le-clic king t he back ground moni tori ng ico n open s the EPSON St at us Mo ni to r 2 wi nd ow . Rig ht - cl ic ki ng thi s ico n ope ns a pop-u p m enu wher e you can ch o[...]

Chap ter 7 Troubleshooting Proof Sign-off: Hida _______ Kim ura _______ Stan a _______ Usi ng t he E rro r Ind icato rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 -2 Pro blem s a nd S olut io ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 -3 Power supply problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 Paper loading or feeding prob lem[...]

Using the Error Indicators You can id enti fy many com mon pri nter pro blems us in g the lig hts on the co ntrol panel. If your pri nter st ops wor king a nd one or m or e contro l panel li ghts are on or flashi ng, use the follow ing table to di agnose an d fix the probl em. If you can’t fix your pri nt e r pro ble m usin g th is ta b le , go t[...]

Note: The printer b eeps once if you p ress a control panel butt on when the corresponding function is not available. Problems and Solutions Most pr in te r probl ems ar e ea s y to solv e . Use th e in f or m at io n in this sectio n to fi nd t he sour ce of a nd solu tion t o any prin ter probl ems th at occ ur . Det ermine the type o f pro blem [...]

w Warning: Do not reconnect the power cord to an electrical outlet that has the wrong voltage for your printer. The printer does not work and the control panel lights ar e off even when you turn on the pr inter. Cause What to do The powe r cord is not properly plugged into the electrical outlet or your printer. Press the Operate button to turn off [...]

The paper on the paper guide is positioned too far to the left or right for the pr inter to detect that it is there. Move the paper (a n d the ed ge guides) a little to the left or right. Single-sheet paper is not loaded properly. Se e Ch apte r 4 fo r in struc t ions on loading single-sheet paper. The paper thickness lever is not set correctly. Se[...]

Too many sheets are loa ded in the cut-sheet feeder. You cannot load mor e than 150 sheets of paper in the high-capacity cut-sheet feeder. Load less than 150 sheets of paper. See Appendix A for more information. The edge guides of the cut-sheet feeder are not positioned correctly. Align the left edge guide with the arrow m ark, th en move the righ [...]

The printer does not feed continuous paper to the standby position. Cause What to do You have no t torn off the printed pages be fore pressing the Load/ Eject button. Tear off the printed pages at the perforation. Then press the Load/Eject button to feed the paper backward to the standby position. Wrong top-of-form posit ion Your printing appea rs [...]

The printe r driver settings you want to use a re not selected in your software. Cho ose t he c orrect prin ter driver setti n g fr om the Wind ows de sktop or in your application before pr inting. You moved the pape r using the knob while the printer was on. Adjust the top-of-form position using the micro adjust fe ature. See “Adjusting the Top-[...]

The paper size setting in your application or printer driver does not match the size of the paper you are using. Check the paper size setting in your application or printer driver. The printer’s page length settings for the front or rear tractor do not match the size of the paper you are using. Check the page length settings for the front or rear[...]

The printer makes noise, but nothing prints or pr inting stops abruptly. Cause What to do The paper thickness lever is set incorrectly. Set the paper thickness lever to match the thickness of your paper. See “Setting the Paper Thickness Leve r” in Chapte r 3. The ribbon has too much slack, the ribbon has come loose, o r the ribbon car tridge is[...]

Lines of dots are miss ing in the printout. Cause What to do The print head is damaged. Stop printing and contact your deal er to ha ve t he pri nt hea d rep laced. c Caution: Never replace the print head yourself; you may damage the printer. Also, other parts of the printer must be chec ked when the print head is replaced. All the text is printed [...]

The printer prints strange symbols, incorrect fonts, or other inapp ropria te c harac ters . Cause What to do Your printer and computer are not communicating correc tly. Make sur e that you use the correc t inte rface cable and tha t the communications proto col is correct. See page 1-11 and your com puter documentation. If you installed an opt ion[...]

Vertical printed lines are not aligned. Cause What to do Bidirectional printing, which is the printer’s standard printing mode, is out of alignment. Use t h e p rinte r’ s bidir ectiona l adjustment mode to correc t this problem. See “Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout” on page 7-14. Cle ari ng Paper Jams To cl ea r a paper jam , foll[...]

Aligni ng Vertical Li nes in Y our Print out If you noti ce that th e verti ca l lines in yo ur pri ntout ar e not prope rly alig ned, you can us e th e printe r’s bid irecti onal adju stm ent mo de to correc t this probl em. Durin g bidirec tional adju stment , th e printe r pr ints thre e she ets of a lignm ent pa tterns, labele d High Speed Dr[...]

3. As described in the instru ct io ns, comp ar e th e al ig nme nt patter ns an d sel ec t th e pa ttern wi th the best al ig nme n t . Then sel ect the pa tt ern wi th the best alig nment for each of the r emainin g set s of a lignm ent pa tterns. 4. A fter you sel ect the best pat tern in the fin al set of alig nm ent patterns and save your sele[...]

To perform a self te st, follow these steps: 1. Ma ke sure paper i s loa ded an d the printer is turn ed off. c Cauti on: Whenever y ou turn off th e printe r, wait a t leas t five seconds before turning it ba ck on; otherwise you m ay damage the printer. 2. To run t he test usin g the Draft fo nt, ho ld d own th e LF /FF button wh il e yo u press [...]

Prin tin g a Hex D u mp If you are an expe rience d user or a p rogr ammer, you can pri nt a hexadecima l dump to isolat e co mmun icatio n probl ems betwee n th e printe r an d your softw ar e progra m. In hex dump mode , the prin te r prints al l data i t re ceives from the com p u ter as hexa decimal va lues. You ca n pr int a hex dum p us ing e[...]

3. Op en a so ftware pr ogram and se nd a p rint jo b to th e printe r. Your pr in ter pr ints al l th e co des it re ceiv e s in he x ad ec ima l format. By com parin g the charac ters pr inted in the r ight column with the pri nt ou t of th e he xad ec imal co des, yo u can ch ec k the cod es th e pr inter is re ce iving. If chara ct ers are pri [...]

Appendix A Enhancing Your Pr inter With Options Proof Sign-off: Hida _______ Kim ura _______ Stan a _______ Paper Han dling Option s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Using the Optional Cut-S heet Fe eders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4 Installing an optional cut-sheet feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4 Loading pa per in [...]

Paper Hand ling Op tions The foll owing t able s hows the paper ha ndling options that are availa ble for your pr inter. Option Part nu mb e r fo r FX-880 Part numb er f or FX-1180 High-capacity cut - sheet feeder C80638 ] C80640 ] Sin gle-bin cut -sheet feeder C80637 ] C80639 ] Additional tractor unit C80020 ] C80021 ] Roll paper holder #8310 #831[...]

Additional tractor unit (C80020 ] for FX-880, C80021 ] for FX-1180 ) Use th e ad di tiona l trac t or in the pul l posi ti on along with you r stand ard tract or in st alled in the front o r rear push positi o n to improve paper handli ng and reduce the cha nce of paper jams. This se tup is e specially useful with continuous multi-part forms. For i[...]

Using the Optional Cut-Sheet Feeders Two types of optional cut -sheet feeders are av ailable for use w ith your prin ter: the s ingle-bin cut -shee t feede r (C80 637 ] /C 80369 ] ) an d th e hig h-ca paci ty cu t-sh eet fee der (C8063 8 ] /C80 640 ] ). You can use either one of these sepa ra tely , or you can use both fee de rs togeth er as a doub[...]

1. Make s ure t he prin ter is turned off. Then remove the pa per guid e by movi ng it to th e uprigh t positi on and p ulling it strai ght up. Li ft the prin ter co v er by it s ba ck edge and the n pull it st raig ht up an d off t he printer. 2. H o lding th e cut-s heet fe eder in bo th ha nds, pr ess dow n on the la tch levers and fit the no tc[...]

high- capacit y cut- sheet feed er 3. To repl ace the p rinte r cover, fir st ins ert the front tabs into the s lots on the printer , th en lower the cover int o place. If you instal led th e double -bin cut-she et feed er, you need to sel ect yo ur paper path (bin 1 or bin 2 ). See “ Selecting your paper pa th (bin 1 or bin 2)” on page A-14. Y[...]

1. M ake sure th e pape r gu ide is remo ved, and se t the pap e r releas e le ver t o th e s in gl e- s he et p os it i on . Also make su re the paper thickness lever (located under the printer cover) is set to 0. 2. Slid e the le ft paper gui de of the cut-sheet feed er so it is alig ne d wi th the trian gl e mar k. Ne xt , sl ide th e ri gh t p [...]

3. Pull b oth pa per s et leve rs for ward unti l th e pape r guide s re tract and lock op e n to allo w paper loadin g. 4. Take a st ack of paper (up to 50 sheets ) and fan it. Nex t, tap th e si de and bottom edg es of the paper on a flat surface to e ven up the stack . 5. Inser t th e pap e r st ac k printa ble si de d own al on g th e lef t pap[...]

8. Attach th e st ac k er -supp or t wire s to th e pap e r gu i de as sh own bel ow, if nece ssary . 9. Instal l th e p ape r guide wit h th e at tache d stacker- su pp or t by fitt in g the notc hes o n the pap er gu ide st raig ht do wn ov er th e mou ntin g post s o n the prin ter. Sl ide th e edge guid es to the middle of your p aper . The cut[...]

Loading paper in the high- capacity cut-sheet feeder The hi gh-capacit y cut-sheet feeder holds up to 150 s heets of pa per or up to 25 e nvelop es. c Cautio n: Do not load multi-part forms, carbon pap er, or labels in the high-cap acity cut-sheet feeder. 1. Set the pa per re lease leve r to the si ngle -shee t positi on. Al so mak e sur e the pape[...]

3. Slide the le ft paper gui de until it is al ig ne d with the tri an gl e mar k; then lock i t in pl ace b y push ing ba ck its lock l eve r. Ne xt, sl ide the ri ght pap er guide to roughl y match th e widt h of you r p aper. Slid e the paper support to midway between the paper guide s. 4. Pull bot h pap e r se t levers forw ard unt il the paper[...]

6. Inser t th e pap e r st ac k printa ble si de d own al on g th e lef t pap e r gu i de . 7. Adjust the right pa per guid e so that i t matche s your paper’s width a nd lock it in place . Make su re the p ositi o n of th e guide al lows th e pape r to move up and down fr eely. If you a re load ing envel opes, push back t he env elope l evers as[...]

Assembling the double- bin cut-sheet feeder Using the doubl e-b in cut-sh e e t f ee der al lo w s you to lo a d tw o type s of sin g l e-she et pa per in t h e pri n t er at the sa me tim e an d easi ly swi tch betw ee n them . Befor e you in st al l the do u b le - bi n c u t-s heet feed er , you need t o connect the sing le-bin cut-sheet fe eder[...]

3. Lock th e two cut- sh eet feeders togeth er by pushin g firmly on the tab lo ck s. To install the doub le -bi n cut-she et feed er on your pri nter , se e “In stal li ng an optional cut-sheet feed er ” on page A-4. Selecting your paper path (bi n 1 or bin 2) When th e doub le-bi n cut-s heet fe eder is in stal le d, the hig h-ca pacit y cut-[...]

It is best to select the paper path in your a pplication program because software setti ngs u suall y over ride t he prin ter’ s cont rol pa nel se ttings . However, if you cannot select the paper path in your application , select a path by pressing the Tea r Off /Bin button un ti l th e ligh t in dic ate s the bin you wa nt as shown b elow. The [...]

Installing t he front sheet or front paper gui de To install th e fron t sh ee t or fron t paper gui de , follow the st eps bel ow. 1. Open the front cov er. If you are installi ng the fr ont she et guid e, remove the tr ac t or uni t if it is in stalle d in the fr ont pus h positi on. To re move it, press the tractor ’s lock tabs , th en tilt th[...]

fr o nt pa pe r guide 3. Open the ed ge guid es on the paper guid e al l th e wa y to the le ft and righ t, the n pla ce th e pap e r gu i de i n th e up ri ght po si ti on. You are now ready to load paper in the front sheet o r front paper gui de . See t he ne xt se ction for inst ruction s. g4-19- a g4-19 A R Gentian-W Rev.C A5 si ze Appe ndix A [...]

Loading paper in the front sheet or front paper guide You can l oad sin gle shee ts o r mu lti -part forms on e at a tim e i n th e fron t sheet or front paper gu ide. F ollow th e steps below. c Cautio n: Do not load labels or envelopes in the front sheet or front paper guide. 1. Make sur e th at the pap er guid e is in the u pri ght po si ti on a[...]

4. Slid e the left ed ge gu ide to the tria ngle ma rk on t he front pa per or fr ont shee t gu i de. The n adju s t th e righ t edge guid e to m at c h th e wi dth of your paper. Note: You can slide the left edge guide to the left in 1/10-inch increments to increase the lef t margin on your printout. 5. Slide the pa per printa ble side up betw een[...]

front paper guide If the first line on your page appears too high or low , you can adjust its position us ing the micro a djust fe ature. See “Adjust ing the Top-of-Form Position” on page 3-35. Using the Roll Pa per Hold er The opti ona l rol l p ape r hol der al low s you to use 8.5-in ch rol l paper li ke that used wi th tel ex machine s. Thi[...]

2. Pla ce the base plat e on the stan d an d fasten th e two toge ther with th e plas tic spaci ng clips . Make sur e you ori ent the st and an d base plat e as shown b elow. 3. Hook the ten sion lev er on to bot h en ds of the stand as s hown below . Whil e pull in g up on the tensi on lev er , fit t he wire en ds of th e tensio n lever in to the [...]

3. Pos ition the r oll pa per h older unde rneath the p rinte r as s hown below . Fit the tw o position in g pegs on the bot tom of t he printer into the two holes in the base plate. c Cautio n: The roll paper holder is not fastened to the printer; only the printer’s weight and the t wo position ing peg s hold i t in place. If yo u pick up the pr[...]

4. Insert t he r oll pa per h older shaft into the cente r of t he pap er ro ll as show n. 5. Place the shaf t an d pape r ro l l on th e ro l l p ape r hol de r so the pape r fe e ds from the bottom of the roll. Then turn on the pri nter. 6. Br ing th e leadin g edge of t he pap e r up ove r the rear of th e print er and insert it in to th e print[...]

7. In stall the paper guid e over the roll paper to sepa rate the printout from the unuse d paper. Slid e the edge g uides t o the mi ddle of the paper guide. You ar e now r eady t o print. When you fi nish pr inting , pre ss the LF/FF butt o n to ad van c e th e pap e r; the n tear off the p ape r usi n g the tear- of f edge of the pr inter cover [...]

Removing roll paper Roll paper cannot be fed backward. To remove roll paper, remove the paper gu i de , cut the roll pape r behi nd whe re it feeds into the prin ter; the n pr es s the Loa d/Eject button to eject the rema in in g paper. Inst al ling an Interf ace Ca rd You can use op tional in terface car ds to supplemen t your printe r ’ s built[...]

If yo u ar e not sure whe ther you n eed an op tion al i nterf ace or wou ld l ike to k now mor e ab out in terfa ces , cont act y our deal er. Foll ow th e ste ps b elow to in stall an op tion al int erfac e c ard. 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. Unplug the printer’ s power cord and disco n nect th e inte rf ace ca b le. 2. Remove the sc[...]

Usi ng a Seri al I nte rface Card ( C82305 ] or 82 306 ] ) To us e a seri al i nterf ace c ard ( C82305 ] or C8 2306 ] ), see the se cti ons belo w regard ing bau d rate, ha ndshak e timin g, and erro r handli ng. For all other data tran sfer conve ntion s, s uch as wo rd s tructu re and communications protocol, see your interface card ma nual. Sel[...]

Appendix B Cleaning and Transporting the Printer Proof Sign-off: Hida _______ Kim ura _______ Stan a _______ Cleaning the Pr inter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 Trans port ing the P rinte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 B R Gentian-W Rev.C A5 si ze App end ix B 11/13/ 97 pass 0 Cleaning and Transpor[...]

Cleaning the Printer To k eep y our p rint er ope rati ng a t its best , you shou ld clea n it thor ough ly seve ra l ti mes a yea r. Foll ow thes e steps: 1. Remove any paper loaded in the printer, and turn off the printer. 2. Remove the paper guide. If an opt ional cut-sh eet fee der is install ed, remove it . 3. Use a s oft brush to ca refull y [...]

Tran sp or tin g the Printer If y ou nee d to tran sport your prin ter so me d ista nce , car eful ly re pack it as descri bed belo w , using t he origin al box an d pack in g mat er ials. 1. Remove any paper loade d in the pr inter, a nd turn off the printer. 2. Unplug the power cord from the elect ri cal outle t; then di sconne ct the interfac e [...]

Appendix C Specifications Proof Sign-off: Hida _______ Kim ura _______ Stan a _______ Pri n t er Spec ific at ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C - 2 Mec h ani cal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C - 2 Electrica l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4 Envi ronment al . .[...]

Printer Specifications Mechanical Prin ting meth od: 9-pin i mpact dot matri x Prin ting spee d: High spee d draft 410 c ps at 1 0 cp i (455 cps at 12 cpi max imum) Draft 310 cps at 10 c pi Near let ter qual ity 77 cps at 10 cpi Print ing di re ctio n: Bidire ctio nal log ic seek in g for te xt and graphics printing . Unidire ctiona l text o r grap[...]

Paper feed speed : Continuous 5 inches/secon d Inter m it te nt 62 ms/ li ne at 1/ 6-i nch line spa cing Paper capacity: Single-bin cut-sheet fee der up to 50 she ets o f 82 g/ m 2 (2 2 lb) paper Note: The total thickness of th e paper stack can be up to 5 mm (0.2 0 inches). High- capacit y cut-she et feeder up to 15 0 sh ee ts of 82 g /m 2 (22 lb)[...]

Reli abilit y: Total print 6.5 mil lion line s vol ume (exc ept pr int head ) Print head life approx. 2 00 mill ion char acters (Dra ft, 10 cp i, 14 dots /ch aract er) Dimens ions an d weight : FX - 880 : Heig ht 154 mm (6.1 i nches) Widt h 415 mm (1 6. 3 in che s) Dep th 350 mm (13. 8 inc he s) Weight a pprox . 7.6 kg (1 6.8 lb ) FX-1 180: Heig ht[...]

Environmental Temperatur e Humidit y (without condensati on) Operation (p lain paper) 5 to 35° C (41 to 95° F) 10 to 80% RH Operati on (recy cled paper, en velope, labe l, or roll p ape r) 15 to 25° C (59 t o 77° F) 30 to 60 % RH Storage -30 to 60° C (-22 t o 140° F) 0 to 85% Paper Note: q Use recycled paper, labels, and envelopes only under [...]

Sing le -sh ee t multi-pa rt forms (for th e optiona l fron t shee t or front paper guid e onl y): Minimum Maximum Width (m m) (inches ) 148 5.8 FX-880: FX-1180: 257 420 10.1 16.5 Leng th (mm) (Inche s) 182 7.2 364 14.3 Copies 1 origina l + 5 cop ies Tota l thickne ss (mm ) (inches ) 0.12 0.0047 0.46 0.018 Weigh t (g/m 2 ) per sh eet of mu lti part[...]

Continuous labels (front a nd bottom e ntry on ly): Note: Use only labels mou nted on continuous backing sheets. Minimum Maxim um Label siz e S ee the fi gure bel ow. Width, bac king s heet (mm) (inches) 101.6 4.0 FX-880: FX-1180: 254.0 406.4 10.0 16.0 Lengt h, ba cking shee t (m m) (inches) 101.6 4.0 558.8 22.0 Thic kness, bac king s heet (mm) (in[...]

Envel o pes (r ear ent ry onl y): Minimum Maximum Envelope size (No. 6) Width (mm) (inches ) 165 6.5 Leng th (m m) (inches ) 92 3.6 Envelope size (No10) Width (m m) (inches ) 241 9.5 Leng th (mm) (inches ) 105 4.1 Tota l thickne ss (mm) (inches) 0.16 0.0063 0.52 0.020 Differe nces in thic knes s within the prin tabl e area mus t be less t han 0.25 [...]

Printa ble ar ea Single sheets Continuous paper A The minimu m t op and b ottom margins are 4 .2 mm (0.2 inch). B FX-880: The min imum l eft a nd rig ht marg ins are 3 mm (0 .1 inch). The ma ximum p rinta ble wid th is 203.2 mm (8 .0 inc hes) . Fo r pap er wider than 209.2 mm (8.2 inche s), the side margins incr ease to match the wi d th of the pa [...]

Envel opes A The minimu m top an d b otto m m ar gin s a re 4.2 mm (0 .17 inch ). B The minimu m l e ft and ri g ht margins are 3 mm (0 . 12 i nc h ). Roll paper A B A B pri n tabl e ar ea a-4n A The minimu m top and bot tom mar gins are 4.2 mm (0. 1 7 in ch). B The min imum le ft and right margi ns are 3 mm (0.12 inch ). The maxim um print able w [...]

Safety approvals 120 V mod el: Saf et y stan dards UL1 95 0 CSA C22.2 No. 95 0 EMI FCC p art 1 5 subp art B class B CSA C108.8 class B 230 V mod el: Safet y st anda rd s EN 60 950 (VDE, NEMKO) EMI EN 55 022 (CISPR pub . 22) class B AS/NZS 35 48 class B Acou stic noise : Approx . 55 d B (A) (IS O 77 79 patt ern) CE marking 230 V mod el: Low Volt age[...]

Comman d Li sts Your prin ter suppor ts the followin g EPSON ESC/P control codes and IBM 2380 Plus for FX-880 or IBM 2381 Plus for FX-1180 emulation control code s. EPSON ESC/P control codes Sele cting a n EPSON ESC/P printe r in y our softwa re all ows yo u to use advan ced fo nts and g rap hics. Se e th e ESC/P Reference Manual for de ta il s. Ge[...]

Barcod e co m mand s Your prin ter ha s po werful barc ode pr inting cap abilit ies an d includ es t he fol lo wing re sident barco de fonts : EAN-1 3, EAN- 8, Interlea ved 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 3 9, Code 12 8, and POSTNET. See the barcode comma nds belo w: ESC ( B Select Bar code Prin ting Format : ASCII code: ESC ( B m n Decimal: 27 40 66 m [...]

c : Co ntrol flag Bit 0 = Che ck di gi t 0: Th e p rinte r do es n ot ad d a c heck digi t. 1: The p ri nt e r add s a che c k di git. Bit 1 = Human readab le charact er (HRC ) 0: The printer add s th e H RC. 1: Th e p rinte r do es n ot ad d the HRC . Bit 2 = P ositi on o f flag ch aract er (f or E AN- 13 and UP C-A only) 0: Ce nter 1: U nder Bits[...]

The ta bl e below show s the valid dat a f or each ba rco de type. If inval id data is incl uded in the b arcode d ata stri ng, the barcod e is n ot print ed. Barcode type Barcode data EAN-13 EAN-8 UPC-A UPC-E Interl eaved 2 of 5 POST NET Code 39 Code 128 0-9 (Hex 30-39) 0-9 (Hex 30-39) 0-9 (Hex 30-39) 0-9 (Hex 30-39) 0-9 (Hex 30-39) 0-9 (Hex 30-39[...]

IBM 2380/2381 Plus emulati on control codes This pr inter emulates the IBM Propri nter us ing the commands bel ow. For det ailed informa tion, see the I BM 238 0 Plu s/238 1 Plu s refe rence ma nual. Gene ra l op er at ion : NUL, D C3, ESC j , BE L, CAN, DC1, ESC Q , ESC [ K, ES C U, ESC [ F Paper feeding: FF, LF, ESC 5, E SC A, ESC 0, ESC 1, ES C [...]

Char acter Ta bles You c a n s e l e ct t h e ch a r a ct e r t a b l e s s ho w n i n t h i s s e ct i o n w i t h t h e p r i n t e r ’ s default-setting mode or by using software commands. Note: Most of the character table s are th e sam e as the PC 437 tab l e fo r hex code s 00 through 7F; for these tables, only th e characters for he x cod [...]

PC 437 (USA, Standard Europe) PC 850 (Multilingual) PC 860 (Po rtuguese) A-7 A-8, A -9 L Gentian-W Rev.C A5 si ze Ap pe ndix C 11/14/ 97 pass 0 C-18 Specifications[...]

PC 863 (Canadian-Fr ench) PC 865 (Norwegian) PC 861 (Icelandic) BRAS CI I (Bra zilian Por tuguese) A-10 , A- 11 A-12 , A- 13 C R Gentian-W Rev.C A5 si ze Ap pe ndix C 11/14/ 97 pass 0 Specifications C- 19[...]

Abicomp (Brazilian Portuguese) ISO Latin 1 Roman 8 A-14, A- 15 A-16, A- 17 L Gentian-W Rev.C A5 si ze Ap pe ndix C 11/14/ 97 pass 0 C-20 Specifications[...]

PC 437 Gre ek (Gre ek)* PC 869 (Greek )* ISO 8859-7 (Latin/Greek)* PC 853 (Turkish)* A-18 , A- 19 A-20 , A- 21 C R Gentian-W Rev.C A5 si ze Ap pe ndix C 11/14/ 97 pass 0 Specifications C- 21[...]

PC 857 (Turkish)* ISO Latin 1T (Turkish)* PC 855 (Cy rillic)* PC 866 (R ussian)* A-22, A- 23 A-24, A- 25 L Gentian-W Rev.C A5 si ze Ap pe ndix C 11/14/ 97 pass 0 C-22 Specifications[...]

PC 852 (East Europ e)* MAZOWIA (Po la nd)* Code MJK ( CSFR) * Bulg aria* A-26 , A- 27 C R Gentian-W Rev.C A5 si ze Ap pe ndix C 11/14/ 97 pass 0 Specifications C- 23[...]

Estonia* PC 774 (LS T 1283:1993)* ISO 8859-2* L Gentian-W Rev.C A5 si ze Ap pe ndix C 11/14/ 97 pass 0 C-24 Specifications[...]

PC 866 LAT. (Latvian)* PC 866 UKR Ital ic No ch arac ter is avail able for hex code 15 in the Italic ta ble. C R Gentian-W Rev.C A5 si ze Ap pe ndix C 11/14/ 97 pass 0 Specifications C- 25[...]

Interna tional char acter se ts for th e Ital ic table You can s elect one of the fol lowing eight in ternation al character sets for the Ital ic c harac ter ta ble usi ng the def ault -sett ing m ode or the ESC R command. For example, when you select “It al ic France,” the chara cters in the “Fra nce” row in th e ta ble below are used in t[...]

Appendix D Custom er Support Info rmat ion Proof Sign-off: Hida _______ Kim ura _______ Stan a _______ Contactin g Customer Suppor t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2 For Un ited St ates an d Cana da User s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2 For Uni t ed King d om an d t he Repu b lic of Ir eland Us e rs . . . . . . D- 4 Enquiry Desk[...]

Contacting Cu stomer Support If your printe r is not oper atin g properl y an d you can not solv e the prob lem usin g the tro ublesho otin g info rmati on in Ch ap ter 7, c o ntact custo mer sup port ser vices fo r assist ance. See th e secti on for yo ur coun try below . We will be able to h elp you much more quickly if you give us the followin g[...]

Automated te lephone se rvices S e r vi c e Ac c ess E P S O N S o un d A d v i c e  Fo r p r e- r e c o r ded a n swe r s t o co m mo n l y a s ked q uestions a b out EPSON p rodu c ts 24 hours a da y, s eve n days a week, c a ll ( 8 0 0 ) 4 4 2 -2 1 1 0 . E P S ON FaxAdvice  Ac c e ss E P S ON ’ s t e chni c a l inform a t ion li b r a ry[...]

For U nite d King dom and t he Rep ubl ic o f Irel and Users If y o u p u r ch a s e d y o ur p r i n t e r in t he UK o r t he R e p ub l ic o f I r e l a n d, Ep s o n (UK) L i mi t ed p r o vi d es a r a n ge o f c us t o mer s e r v ic e s a n d t e ch n ic a l s upport. Note: Fo r customers in th e Republic of Ireland, please use the correc t [...]

Faxon EPSON Contact F a x on EPSON F a xb ac k S e rv i ce for: L i t e r a tu r e a n d sp e cif i c atio n s on t h e l a t e st E PSON p r oduct s Suppo r t i n form a t i on i n clu d i n g t r oub l e s ho o t i n g t i ps, s w i tch s e t t i n g s, a n d d r iv e r i n f o rm a t i o n To u s e F a xo n E P S ON, c a l l 0 1 4 4 2 2 2 7 3 3 [...]

For Australi an Users EPSON Aust ralia wishes to pro vide yo u wi th a h igh level o f Cu stomer Service . As well as th is User’s Guide , we pro vide th e f ollo wing so urces for obta ining informati on: EPSON FAXBACK EPSON FAXBA CK will fax you th e la test s pecif icatio ns and pric ing fo r most EPSO N pro ducts off ered i n Aust rali a. Th [...]

EPSON Helpdesk EPSO N Help desk is pro vided as a final back up t o ma ke su re our client s have acce ss to a dvic e. Opera tors on the H elpde sk ca n aid you in diag nos in g hard wa re and softw ar e p rob le m s. They can al so ad v is e you on the late st EPS ON products and where the ne arest de aler or service agent is located . Many types [...]

Internet home page E PSON Ho n g Ko n g h a s e s t a b l i s h e d a loc a l ho m e p a g e i n bo t h Ch i n e se an d E ngl i sh on t h e Int e rnet to pr ovi d e us e r s with th e fol l ow i ng i n form a t i on: Product information A n swer s to Frequ e ntl y A s k e d Que s t i on s ( F A Qs) L a test v er s io n s of E PSON p r i n te r d r[...]

Glos sary ASCII Americ an S tandard Code for Informa tion I nterc hange. A stan dard ized coding sys tem for a ssig ning n umerical code s to le tters and symbols. auto line feed When this se tt ing is turned on in the de faul t-set ting mo de or th e EPSON Remote! ut ility, each c arriage retu rn (CR) code is automatica lly foll owed by a lin e fe[...]

defa ult A val ue or setting that takes e ffect whe n the equi pment is turned on, rese t , or in it ia li ze d. Also kn own as a fact ory set ti ng . dithering A wa y of arran ging d ots on a pa ge to s imulate a shade or tone . dot matrix A method of print ing in w hich ea ch lett er or symb ol is for med by a patte r n (m at ri x) of ind iv i du[...]

high-speed draf t A draft printing mode y ou can select using the default-setting mode or the EPSON Remote! utility. High-speed draft uses a minimum number of dots per character to pr oduce extrem ely high -speed pr inting. See also draft and near letter qu a li t y . interface The con ne c ti o n (v ia a ca bl e ) be tween the c om p u te r an d t[...]

resolution A measure o f the amount o f detail that ca n be repr esented. Reso lution of printed images is mea sured in the number of dots per inch (dpi). self test A method for checking the oper ation of the printer. Whe n you run the self te st, the p rint er prin ts the char acter s sto r e d in its RO M (Rea d Onl y Memory). tear off button A c[...]

Index A AC i n l et, i n s i d e b ac k cov e r Acc e s s i n g EPSON Remote ! , 2-2 1 EPSO N Statu s Monito r 2, 6-3 p r i n ter d r ive r. See P r i n te r d r ive r A l i g n i ng ve r t ic a l l i nes, 7 -1 4 A uto t e a r -o ff s e t t i n g , 3- 3 8 , 5 - 5 B Bac k g r ound mo n i t orin g , 6- 7 , 6 -1 0 Barco d e c omma n d s , C -1 3 d a t[...]

E E d g e gu i d e , i n s i de b ack c o v e r Emulation, IBM, C-16 E nv e l o p e s, 4 -6, EPSON Remote ! uti l it y a ccessing, 2- 2 1 i n sta l l i n g , 2- 2 1 EPSON Statu s Monitor 2 ut i l i ty a ccessing, 6-3 b ac k g r ound m o n i t orin g , 6- 8 , 6 -1 0 i n sta l l i n g , 6- 2 me n us , 6 -5 overvi e w , 6 -4 s t a t us w i n d ow , 6 [...]

Load i ng paper continuous pap e r, 3-4 continuous pap e r with labels, 3- 4 e nv e l o p e s, 4 - 6 in d oub l e-bin cut -she e t fe e d e r, A -1 4 in front s h e et or front pa per gu i d e , A -1 8 i n h i g h -cap a ci t y cu t- s heet f ee d e r , A -1 0 , in paper g ui d e , 4-4 in s ing l e-bin cut-she e t fe e d e r, A-6 multi-part form s [...]

Printer choo s i n g a place for , 1-3 c l e a n i n g , B-2 connecting to yo u r computer, 1 -1 1 errors , 7 -2 pa r t s , i n s i d e bac k cov e r plu g g i n g i n , 1 -1 0 sp e cif i catio n s . See Sp e cif i catio n s t r a n spo r t i n g , B-3 unpacking, 1 - 2 Printer cover i n s e rti n g , 1 -10 r e movi n g , 1 - 6 P r i n ter d r ive r[...]

S S a fe t y i n s t ruc t i o n s, 8 Self te s t , 7- 1 5 Sing l e-bin cut-sh e e t fe e d e r i n sta l l i n g , A-4 loading paper in, A-6 Si n g l e s h e e t s , 6 a vail a ble types, 4-2 l oa d i n g, 4 - 4 See also Cut- s h e et f e e d er and Front s h e et or front pa per gu i de Sp e cif i ca t i o n s CE marking, C-11 e l ectr i ca l , C[...]

W Wi n dow s (pr i nter d r i ver) Wind ows 3 . 1 , 1 -1 6 , 2 - 8 Wind ows 9 5, 1 - 1 3 , 2 -3 Windo ws NT 3.5 x , 1- 1 6, 2 -1 6 Windo ws NT 4.0, 1 -1 3 , 2 -1 1 L Gentian-W Rev.C A5 si ze I n d e x 9 7 / 1 1/19 p a ss 1 I N-6[...]